infringe upon
Example Sentences
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The new agency "is intended to respond to an increasingly unstable international situation, but it must not be allowed to unjustly infringe upon citizens' rights", the Mainichi Shimbun said in an editorial Friday.
From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026
This “central library” did not apply to fair use, but it did not infringe upon copyright as long as the books were purchased properly.
From Slate • Jun. 30, 2025
The case was litigated as a right-to-vote case: Is there a right to vote in the Constitution, and does this felony disenfranchisement law infringe upon it?
From Salon • May 11, 2024
“We expect our suppliers to follow our lead to respect and not infringe upon human rights,” it said.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 31, 2024
No man has a right, by any Divine warrant, to infringe upon the rights of another; and cannot do it without forfeiting more or less of his own.
From The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, February, 1880 by Walker, Aaron